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Rene Nochebuena caa397591e feat(httpclient): initial implementation — HTTP client with retry and circuit breaker (v1.0.0)
Introduces code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/httpclient — the outbound HTTP client
starter for the Einherjar framework. Absorbs the httpclient package from micro-lib,
replacing fmt.Errorf wrapping with core/xerrors and adding generic JSON helpers.

Interfaces:
- Provider — Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)

Implementation:
- New(logger, cfg) Provider — configures net.Dialer + retry + circuit breaker
- NewWithDefaults(logger) Provider — convenience constructor with default config
- Retry: avast/retry-go; configurable MaxRetries and RetryDelay; retries on
  network errors and 5xx responses; logs each retry attempt at Warn level
- Circuit breaker: sony/gobreaker; opens after CBThreshold consecutive failures
  within CBTimeout window; returns ErrUnavailable when open
- DoJSON[T](ctx, client, req) (*T, error) — executes request, decodes JSON body
- DoJSONRequest[Req, Resp](ctx, client, method, rawURL, body) (*Resp, error) —
  marshals body, builds request, executes, decodes response
- MapStatusToError(code, msg) error — maps HTTP status codes to xerrors values

Config (EINHERJAR_HTTP_* env vars):
  Name(http), Timeout(30s), DialTimeout(5s),
  MaxRetries(3), RetryDelay(1s), CBThreshold(10), CBTimeout(1m)

- identifiable.go: package-level Module variable (observability.Identifiable) for version
  identification — httpclient is a stateless provider; not registered with the launcher
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# einherjar/httpclient
[![version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v1.0.0-5C4EE5?style=flat-square)](https://code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/httpclient)
[![license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-AGPL--3.0-22863A?style=flat-square)](LICENSE)
[![go](https://img.shields.io/badge/Go-1.26+-00ADD8?style=flat-square&logo=go&logoColor=white)](https://go.dev)
> To cross the realms, one must know the road — and how to wait when the bridge is down.
`code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/httpclient` is the outbound HTTP client component of the Einherjar framework. It composes retry (via `avast/retry-go`) and a circuit breaker (via `sony/gobreaker`) behind a single `Provider` interface with one method: `Do`. Generic helpers `DoJSON` and `DoJSONRequest` reduce boilerplate for JSON APIs without hiding the underlying client.
---
## Usage
### Setup
```go
import "code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/httpclient"
// With env-var config
client := httpclient.New(logger, httpclient.DefaultConfig())
// Or zero-config with defaults
client := httpclient.NewWithDefaults(logger)
```
`httpclient` is not a `lifecycle.Component` — it is stateless and requires no registration with the launcher.
### Sending requests
```go
req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, "https://api.example.com/users", nil)
if err != nil {
return err
}
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
```
### JSON GET helper
```go
type User struct {
ID string `json:"id"`
Name string `json:"name"`
}
req, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, "https://api.example.com/users/123", nil)
user, err := httpclient.DoJSON[User](ctx, client, req)
// user is *User on success
```
### JSON POST helper
```go
type CreateReq struct {
Name string `json:"name"`
Email string `json:"email"`
}
type CreateResp struct {
ID string `json:"id"`
}
resp, err := httpclient.DoJSONRequest[CreateReq, CreateResp](
ctx, client,
http.MethodPost, "https://api.example.com/users",
CreateReq{Name: "Alice", Email: "alice@example.com"},
)
// resp is *CreateResp on success
```
### Error mapping
```go
// Map HTTP status codes to xerrors for consistent error handling
err := httpclient.MapStatusToError(resp.StatusCode, "upstream error")
// 400 → ErrInvalidInput
// 401 → ErrUnauthorized
// 403 → ErrPermissionDenied
// 404 → ErrNotFound
// 409 → ErrAlreadyExists
// 429 → ErrRateLimited
// 503 → ErrUnavailable
```
---
## Environment variables
| Variable | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `EINHERJAR_HTTP_CLIENT_NAME` | No | `http` | Circuit breaker name (appears in logs) |
| `EINHERJAR_HTTP_TIMEOUT` | No | `30s` | Total request timeout |
| `EINHERJAR_HTTP_DIAL_TIMEOUT` | No | `5s` | TCP connection timeout |
| `EINHERJAR_HTTP_MAX_RETRIES` | No | `3` | Maximum retry attempts |
| `EINHERJAR_HTTP_RETRY_DELAY` | No | `1s` | Delay between retries |
| `EINHERJAR_HTTP_CB_THRESHOLD` | No | `10` | Consecutive failures before circuit opens |
| `EINHERJAR_HTTP_CB_TIMEOUT` | No | `1m` | Time before circuit attempts half-open |
---
## Dependency graph
```
contracts (zero dependencies)
core
httpclient (contracts, core, retry-go, gobreaker)
your app
```
---
## Verification
```bash
cd httpclient/
go build ./...
go vet ./...
go test ./...
gofmt -l .
```
---
> *A warrior who cannot reach the other realm is useless to the battle.*
> *Build the bridge. Make it resilient. Know when to wait.*